20 new jQuery plugins of Jun 2012

Turn.js is a JavaScript library that will make your content look like a real book or magazine using all the advantages of HTML5. The web is getting beautiful with new user interfaces based in HTML5; turn.js is the best fit for a magazine, book or catalog based in HTML5.

The Wookmark plugin detects the size of the window and automatically organizes the boxes into columns. Resize your browser to see the layout adjust. Note how the columns are approximately of equal height.

jTable allows anyone to create feature-rich Ajax based CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) tables on the fly. Include animations, server-side paging and sorting, and stylized elements with just a few lines of HTML or JavaScript with this handy jQuery plugin.

Mosaic is a jQuery plugin that generates automatic sliding boxes and captions with support for slide and fade-in animations. Chances are, you’ve already seen this plugin in action across the internet as developers adopt this design element en masse.

A flexible file upload widget with support for cross-domain file uploads, progress bars, drag & drop upload, and preview images. Additionally, it works with PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, or any other server-side platform.

An open-source alternative to proprietary media players, jQuery allows you to insert rich media across browsers and platforms. Completely customizable with plenty of available integration plugins, this is one of the leading media libraries.

Add jaw-dropping hover effects to images dynamically with Adipoli, a lightweight jQuery plugin that can be used to add more than 20 transition effects to images, ranging from gray scale and popout to slicedown and foldLeft.

Yet another slideshow plugin, Craftyslide eschews the rich features of Supersized in favor of speed. At less than 2kb, it is one of the fastest slideshow plugins that, nevertheless, manages to create gorgeous results.

This is a jQuery plugin that checks password strength dynamically and offers a rating (weak, medium, strong). This has been proven to compel users to pick stronger passwords – a first step in securing user data from unwanted attacks.

A powerful plugin that helps you add smooth-scrolling and animated page targets to any web-page. Fast, responsive, and easy to implement, the Page Scroller plugin makes any lengthy page look twice as good.

A content carousel is a common design element on most sites nowadays. This jQuery plugin helps you create a continuous (i.e. ‘circular’) content carousel with a few lines of code. Fast, responsive, and extremely easy to use.

Textualizer is a jQuery plugin that lets you transition through blurbs of text. It currently has the following effects: fadeIn, slideLeft, slideTop, and random. You can choose which effect to use by setting the effect option.